Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety Support Group
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. As a result, sufferers of agoraphobia may avoid public and/or unfamiliar places. In severe cases, the sufferer may become confined to their home, experiencing difficulty traveling from this "safe place."
Does anyone know of effective treatments that help the above, medication I feel simply numb me and not dealing with root cause. I have heard of silva methond and the Linden approach-has anyone tried these?
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
for linden you can buy the book by wolfgang linden and be sure that it is " autogenic training- clinical guide"
for agoraphobia best treatment is to start gradual exposure, first at safety of your home then slowly start face it on your own, and before you do anything get to know all of the symptoms and how they affects you all because of your safety
for social anxiety very good self help book is by robert leahy- anxiety free, where you have completly described social anxiety and there is helpful suggestion there how to deal or cope with social anxiety
i hope this might be helpful or not, linden guide helped me a lot and for agoraphobia gradual self exposure was the way to ease and lessen my agoraphobia
wish you the best and hope you will also find your way out
What we think has power over how we feel. If we stick with a thought or feeling long enough we will begin to believe it and act on it. That is good if it is a positive thought. As quickly as I realize my thoughts are neg. I immediately replace them with a postive thought. I do this as many times as it takes to make it stick in my mind and for me to accept and believe it.
I found a book called Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyers and have been reading it and working the workbook. It is based on scriptual beliefs but basically it says that what we think will influence how we act and feel. I have suffered with depression most of my life but since I have started practicing these principles, I am able to head off neg. thoughts and feelings before they turn into full blown depression. My life has changed l00% for the better. I would be happy to share my experience with you if you want. Good luck to you.